---
title: 'Summarize'
description: 'Monitor Cohere Summarize API usage'
---

## Summarize
<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Python">
    ```python
    import cohere
    import dokumetry

    co = cohere.Client('<<apiKey>>')

    # Pass the above `co` object along with your Doku Ingester URL and API key and this will make sure that all Cohere calls are automatically tracked.
    dokumetry.init(llm=co, doku_url="YOUR_DOKU_INGESTER_URL", api_key="YOUR_DOKU_TOKEN")

    text=(
      "Ice cream is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert. "
      "It may be made from milk or cream and is flavoured with a sweetener, "
      "either sugar or an alternative, and a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, "
      "or with fruit such as strawberries or peaches. "
      "It can also be made by whisking a flavored cream base and liquid nitrogen together. "
      "Food coloring is sometimes added, in addition to stabilizers. "
      "The mixture is cooled below the freezing point of water and stirred to incorporate air spaces "
      "and to prevent detectable ice crystals from forming. The result is a smooth, "
      "semi-solid foam that is solid at very low temperatures (below 2 °C or 35 °F). "
      "It becomes more malleable as its temperature increases.\n\n"
      "The meaning of the name \"ice cream\" varies from one country to another. "
      "In some countries, such as the United States, \"ice cream\" applies only to a specific variety, "
      "and most governments regulate the commercial use of the various terms according to the "
      "relative quantities of the main ingredients, notably the amount of cream. "
      "Products that do not meet the criteria to be called ice cream are sometimes labelled "
      "\"frozen dairy dessert\" instead. In other countries, such as Italy and Argentina, "
      "one word is used fo\r all variants. Analogues made from dairy alternatives, "
      "such as goat's or sheep's milk, or milk substitutes "
      "(e.g., soy, cashew, coconut, almond milk or tofu), are available for those who are "
      "lactose intolerant, allergic to dairy protein or vegan."
    )

    response = co.summarize(
      text=text,
    )
    print(response)
    ```
  </Tab>
  <Tab title="Javascript">
    ```javascript
    import { CohereClient } from "cohere-ai";
    import DokuMetry from 'dokumetry';

    const cohere = new CohereClient({
        token: "<<apiKey>>",
    });

    (async () => {
      // Pass the above `cohere` object along with your Doku Ingester URL and API key and this will make sure that all Cohere calls are automatically tracked.
      DokuMetry.init({llm: cohere, dokuUrl: "YOUR_DOKU_INGESTER_URL", apiKey: "YOUR_DOKU_TOKEN"})

      const summarize = await cohere.summarize({
          text: "Ice cream is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert. "
              + "It may be made from milk or cream and is flavoured with a sweetener, "
              + "either sugar or an alternative, and a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, "
              + "or with fruit such as strawberries or peaches. "
              + "It can also be made by whisking a flavored cream base and liquid nitrogen together. "
              + "Food coloring is sometimes added, in addition to stabilizers. "
              + "The mixture is cooled below the freezing point of water and stirred to incorporate air spaces "
              + "and to prevent detectable ice crystals from forming. The result is a smooth, "
              + "semi-solid foam that is solid at very low temperatures (below 2 °C or 35 °F). "
              + "It becomes more malleable as its temperature increases.\n\n"
              + "The meaning of the name \"ice cream\" varies from one country to another. "
              + "In some countries, such as the United States, \"ice cream\" applies only to a specific variety, "
              + "and most governments regulate the commercial use of the various terms according to the "
              + "relative quantities of the main ingredients, notably the amount of cream. "
              + "Products that do not meet the criteria to be called ice cream are sometimes labelled "
              + "\"frozen dairy dessert\" instead. In other countries, such as Italy and Argentina, "
              + "one word is used fo\r all variants. Analogues made from dairy alternatives, "
              + "such as goat's or sheep's milk, or milk substitutes "
              + "(e.g., soy, cashew, coconut, almond milk or tofu), are available for those who are "
              + "lactose intolerant, allergic to dairy protein or vegan.",
      });

      console.log(summarize);
    })();
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>